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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who collected the Uncle Remus stories in the narrative?
2. In describing New York, the narrator states, “To some natures this stimulant of life in a great city becomes a thing as binding and necessary as” being addicted to what substance?
3. What term is used by some historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Britain beginning in the early 5th century?
4. Where is the narrator headed by ship in the beginning of Chapter 10?
5. What does the narrator claim the men gambling in the dice room are wearing in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator describe the patrons of the club where he plays music in Chapter 6?
2. Where do the millionaire and the narrator spend time in Europe in Chapter 9? What role does the narrator play in their relationship?
3. Who hires the narrator as a patron in Chapter 7? What does the narrator do for his employer?
4. How does the narrator describe the success of the Chinese restaurant under the “Club” in Chapter 7?
5. How does the narrator describe the draw of New York in Chapter 6? What imagery is used?
6. How did the author incorporate slave narratives in his descriptions of the South in Chapter 10?
7. What happens to the wealthy widow in Chapter 8? Why?
8. How are the parties thrown by the millionaire described by the narrator in the novel?
9. Where does the narrator go after returning to the United States in Chapter 10? Who does he meet?
10. What does the narrator get in exchange for his work for the millionaire in Europe? What are his impressions of the continent?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define irony and the different forms of irony used in literature. What is dramatic irony and how does it apply to the novel? What are examples of irony in Chapter 5? What is ironic about the narrator’s perceptions of personal and racial identity in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrator’s decision to return to New York after the closing of the cigar factory. Where do the other workers decide to go to look for work? Who chooses to go with the narrator to the North? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Define and identify motif in literature, and the motifs in the narrative. How does violence apply to the novel as a motif? In what ways does the narrator associate violence with the African American community? How does this differ from the white community?
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